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In a Rule 110 statement, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced a new integrated Secretariat complex in Chennai spanning 20 lakh sq. ft. at an estimated ₹1,200 crore, designed for the next 100 years. It will house the...
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) plans to restore the 230-year-old Exchange Building inside Fort St. George, Chennai, and renovate the colonial-era museum it houses. Completed in 1795, the building first housed t...
Madras Day is celebrated on 22 August every year; in 2026 it marks the 387th anniversary of the city’s founding in 1639. It recalls the 1639 land grant under which the English East India Company obtained land at Madraspa...
IntroductionPreparations for India's 79th Independence Day celebrations on 15 August 2026 are in full swing across the nation, with the Tamil Nadu government announcing a highlight: the hoisting of India's largest nation...
IntroductionA modern, integrated Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT) and joint check-post complex was jointly inaugurated on 10 August 2026 at Walayar on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vij...
IntroductionThe Tamil Nadu School Education Department, in partnership with the Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA) and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), launched 'Thamizh Puthalvan' on 9 August 2026...
IntroductionThe Madras High Court, on 6 August 2026, launched 'Nyaya Vahini' — an AI-powered integrated case management and e-filing system designed to reduce pendency and ensure timely justice delivery. The system was i...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive cultural homage to linguistic sovereignty, Tamil Nadu strictly and officially celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Maraimalai Adigal, fiercely honoring the legen...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive celebration of linguistic mastery, legendary Tamil poet, lyricist, and writer R. Vairamuthu was strictly and officially conferred the highly prestigious 60th Jnanpith...
Nationalist Press and Sedition Jurisprudence: The Historic 1918 Madurai Speech Trial and Contemporary Bicentennial Re-EvaluationsIn an absolute revival of subcontinental freedom-struggle history and early nationalist pre...
The Tamil novel Gopalapurathu Makkal by Ki. Rajanarayanan has been released in English as "People of Gopallapuram", translated by Shubashree Desikan. Ki. Rajanarayanan (1923-2021), known as Ki.Ra., was a celebrated Tamil...
The Union Minister of Civil Aviation has announced that Tuticorin Airport in Tamil Nadu will henceforth be called Thoothukudi Airport in English. The change drops the anglicised name 'Tuticorin' and brings the airport's...
